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Last week, in Written on the Heart, Part 2, we learned that it is through God’s Word that He walks and talks to us. We can’t take our spiritual walk seriously without it. But just how does God’s Word do that? How does it speak to us? The Train Driver described the...
"Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand." (Matthew 12:25) "To turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers." (Malachi 4:6)...
"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." (Isa 40:31) I am doing a different thing here this time. This Scripture has always amazed me....
All of us need to practice daily or moment by moment to focus on HIM. Just like Peter, we will sink when our eyes are off Him and focused on the circumstances. We always expect others or the circumstance to get right for us to enjoy peace. Is 26:3 says that "He will...
I received a dummy credit card in the mail recently by a company wanting to sell credit to me. It shows my importance. It signifies purchasing power and my value to the firm who issued it. I am measured by the dollars provided through the sophisticated design of the...
Australia Post recently created stamps of dangerous Australian creatures. One of them was of a red-backed spider, an extremely venomous spider and one that is quite common. In fact is it so prevalent, and the stamp so realistic, the stamp was not released for use. The...
"Delight yourself in the Lords; And He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him and He will do it." (Psalm 37:4-5 NAS) Years ago when I was a child, my aunt told me about finding a twig on the street. She took the...
Ok Clever Class, let's deal with the original problem. Despite being told not to, Eve ate the fruit. I have listened to the debates, the arguments and the fall-out for years. Now, you are a Clever Class so tell me: why is it that no-one thinks to ask 'why did she eat...
"But David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with sword and spear and javelin; but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This very day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you...
"Please give us this land as our property, and do not make us cross the River Jordan and settle there." (Numbers 32:5 GNB) [1] Have you crossed the Jordan River? The tribes of Reuben and Gad saw how good this land was going to be on the near side of the Jordan River....
One day my friend and I were installing curtains at church. She brought teeny little nails and a hammer to use. Because the wood was so hard, quite a few of those teeny nails bent over and crumpled under the pressure of the hammer. I thought that was so much like us....
"And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him, What is written in the law? How readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all...
"For you created my inmost being, You knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well." (Ps. 139: 13-14) Last night, we attended a concert by the Austrailian youth group...